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| the out space book
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| The year 2052. It got where people was going into
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| space like riding a school bus. There had been 234 trips.
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| To the moon, and 86 to mars. It was a cool morning in
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| March. A planed trip for mars was in the making. The
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| shuttle craft had to be tested first. So that it would
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| be ready the next day. March 5, the shuttle was to go
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| to mars, and circle it 5 times. They had 18 people along
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| for the ride. There was 14 Nasa personal going to do some
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| test on mars. They had a little landing craft in the
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| shuttle craft. It was to be let out. So that it could land
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| on the face of mars. Well it was time for the launch.
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| Everybody was getting their things on the shuttle. It
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| was to launch in 2 hours, at 12:00 eastern time. The
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| time was getting close for launch. They had a small,
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| problem at first. But it was fixed in time to keep the
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| launch on time.
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| I was to go on a flight on one of the next few. Well
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| I got the call I was to go on this one. Be at the launch
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| pad in one hour. I was ready to go but this time I had
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| a funny feeling. But I got my things together and went
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| to the launch pad. I was rushed onboard to my set for
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| launch. I was just on time to settle in.
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| It was count down. When it launched it was so neet
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| to see the earth behind us. Well now we had to look
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| forward for the trip and the mission. That was going
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| to take place on this trip.
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| We circled the moon so that a few tests could be
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| done. Everything was good, on to mars we went. Every
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| thing was going smooth. The Nasa personal was getting
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| the side car they called it, ready for launching. So that
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| they could land on mars. We have done it by this time
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| 8 times everything was good.
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| Well as we seen we was getting close to mars. The
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| time was close for them to go. It was launch time and
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| they were in their seats ready to go. Launch time there
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| they go to mars. We all watched as it went down to
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| mars. It landed everything was check. They were to
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| stay on the face of mars 12 hours. For the tests that
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| was going to be done. We had our supper onboard the
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| shuttle. After supper we was to try to get some sleep
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| because it was to be a big day. The next day we was
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| going to see the side car come back to the shuttle. It
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| was time for the side car to come back. Well it was lift
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| off time. And a problem come up and they could not
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| start the side car up. The fuel had leaked out. They
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| maybe had enough maybe to get back. But, if they did
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| not contact, they would be in trouble. If the shuttle
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| craft couldn't get to it in time.
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| Well there was time to make sure everything was
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| done right. It wasn't a problem yet. So as all involed
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| done the steps to make it a safe trip. They got the
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| side car up and running. It lifted off mars. It looked
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| like everything was going good. After the side car got
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| up so far it quit. It was just floating there. It still
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| looked like it was going to make it to the shuttle.
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| One of the one's that stayed aboard was suiting
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| up for a space walk to see if we could get close to
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| them to lock on to them. We was going to be a part
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| of this mission. I was the lead on the lock on arm.
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| Because I had used it before on a simurlater. It was
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| easy to do on earth. So I hope it would be up here.
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| I knew I could do it. So as I prayed for help. It was
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| time to do the job at hand.
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| The shuttle craft moved into postion. Everything
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| was on time. The side car was getting into the right
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| line up to grab with the arm on the shuttle craft.
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| We was going for the grab. The side car moved in the
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| last few seconds before time to grab it. We knew that
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| we would have to go all the way around mars. Because
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| they were moving so much closer than us. It would
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| take 1 hour and 4 minutes to line up again.
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| Well it was time to retry. We was lining up again.
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| It was time I made the grab for the side car. I got it
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| right on time. We was to bring them into the shuttle
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| craft, and head back to earth. It was looking good.
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| But It had looked good before. We was feeling some
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| thing was wrong. But at this time there was not any
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| thing wrong. After the crew of the side car was out
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| and telling their story. We was all ears. Because we
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| knew that it was close, because they were running out
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| of time. Their air was running low to. But it was a
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| good ending at this time. We were on the way home
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| and the mission was a success. As we all ready to get
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| on the earth. We was all doing some talking about owr
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| jobs we had to do to pick up the side car. We was
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| prood it went the way it did.
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| Well we landed, We was all safe at last. It was
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| awhile before they made another trip to mars. It was
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| just to much to do if things did go wrong. We all called
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| it the outer space. Because we were out of the space
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| we was used too.'''''Bold text'''''
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